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On Tuesday, people in Japan with national broadcaster NHK's app installed on their phones were sent an alert urging them to take cover after a likely missile launch by North Korea. "NHK news alert. North Korea likely to have launched missile. The government J alert: Evacuate inside the building or underground," the notification read, according to CNN. It was a false alarm.

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On Tuesday, people in Japan with national broadcaster NHK's app installed on their phones were sent an alert urging them to take cover after a likely missile launch by North Korea. "NHK news alert. North Korea likely to have launched missile. The government J alert: Evacuate inside the building or underground," the notification read, according to CNN. It was a false alarm.